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OSMO Fall 2024 Membership Conference Saturday October 26, 2024 in Portland OR

Friday October 25, 2024

6:30pm-9:00pm OSMO Member Reception/Dinner

Saturday October 26, 2024, The NINES  

8:00am-8:30am Registration and Breakfast

8:30am-8:45am-Welcome & Introductions-OSMO President-Holly Almond, RN,MSN,FNP,AOCNP

8:45am-9:30am Modernization of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act-Charles Blanke MD, FASCO, FAWM Professor, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Chair, SWOG Cancer Research Institute

Oregon was the first state to allow medical aid in dying (MAID). Now, 10 other venues have legalized the process, and most modeled their laws after ours. The statue changed relatively little for two decades, but recent modifications have significantly affected how the law is applied and what oncologists currently need to know.

9:30am-10:15am-Integrating Recent Advances in the Management of Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms-Kim-Hien Dao, DO, PhD Oregon Oncology Specialists Attending Physician

Dr. Kim-Hien Dao will summarize recent scientific and therapeutic advances in myeloproliferative neoplasms (essential thrombocytosis, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis) and describe how this has changed the management of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. She will incorporate clinical vignettes to illustrate key concepts and describe practical approaches for clinicians.

10:15am-10:45am Coffee Break with Exhibitors

10:45am-11:45am Earlier Detection of Lung Cancer-Paul H. Schipper, MD FACS, FACCP
OHSU

What does it mean to detect a lung cancer early?  How are we doing this now?  Does it work? How might we do it in the future?  What can a surgeon do with what we are finding?  A full fifteen minutes at the end of this discussion to ask a general thoracic surgeon questions.

11:45am-12:30pm Legislative Update-Top healthcare related priorities going into the 2025 session, HB 4021

12:30pm-1:15pm Networking Lunch

Thank you to all who attended! OSMO Spring 2024 Membership Conference Saturday May 4, 2024 in Bend OR

Friday May 3, 2024

7:00pm-9:00pm OSMO Members Reception

Join us for an evening under the stars! Enjoy live Music by Lane Norberg & indulge in our light evening snacks & s’mores near the firepit. OSMO receptions are a causal opportunity to connect and re-connect with colleagues and friends. If you are new to OSMO and would like introductions, we’re happy to make sure that happens, it’s what we’re here for after all 😉 Hope to see you all there!

Saturday May 4, 2024, Tetherow in Bend OR

8:00am-8:30am Registration and Breakfast

8:30am-8:45am-Welcome & Introductions

8:45am-9:30am AI and Oncology: Managing the Tsunami of Medical Information-David Penberthy, MD

9:30am-10:15am Federal Legislative Update-Jacqueline Roche

10:15am-10:45am Coffee Break with Exhibitors

10:45am-11:45am Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma-Christopher Yasenchak, MD, WVCI

11:45am-12:30pm Evolution of Rectal Cancer Treatment: Why it Matters to All Oncologists-Daniel O. Herzig, MD, MBA, FACP, FASCRS

12:15pm-1:00pm Networking Lunch/Meeting Adjourn

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